Transport
8Transport
8.1WheelchairTransportBrackets(TRBKTS)
Asofthisdate,theDepartmentofTransportationhasnot
approvedanytie-downsystemsfortransportationofa
userwhileinawheelchair,inamovingvehicleofany
type.ItisInvacare’spositionthatusersofwheelchairs
shouldbetransferredintoappropriateseatinginvehicles
fortransportationandusebemadeoftherestraintsmade
availablebytheautoindustry.Invacarecannotanddoes
notrecommendanywheelchairtransportationsystem.
TRBKTSincludesfourfactory-installedwheelchairtransport
brackets.
TRBKTSwheelchairmodelsandcongurationsmaynotbe
usedasavehicleseatandareidentiedbythefollowing
labelonthedevice:
Fig.8-1
WARNING!
RiskofInjury,DamageorDeath
Improperuseofwheelchairtransportbrackets
(TRBKTS)mayresultininjury,damageordeath.
–Usethesetransportbracketsonlytosecurean
unoccupiedwheelchairduringtransport.
–Ensurewheelchairissecuredusingproper
restraintsystems.Wheelchairtransport
bracketshavenotbeencrash-testedin
accordancewithISO7176–19.
–Onlyusethetransportbracketsforthe
purposesdescribedinthismanual.
8.2TransportReadyOption(TRRO)
Asofthisdate,theDepartmentofTransportationhasnot
approvedanytie-downsystemsfortransportationofa
userwhileinawheelchair,inamovingvehicleofany
type.ItisInvacare’spositionthatusersofwheelchairs
shouldbetransferredintoappropriateseatinginvehicles
fortransportationandusebemadeoftherestraintsmade
availablebytheautoindustry.Invacarecannotanddoes
notrecommendanywheelchairtransportationsystem.
WARNING!
RiskofInjury,DamageorDeath
Failuretoobserveandfollowtransportwarnings
andinstructionsmayresultininjury,damageor
death.
–Onlyusethetransportbracketsincluded
withTRROforthepurposesdescribedinthis
manual.
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